[Bug 23178] New: Alpha protocol offline activation fails

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178

Summary: Alpha protocol offline activation fails
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.2-rc3
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

When no internet connection is available, the game allows you to do an offline
activation by generating a text file which can be uploaded to the
authentication web site.

When you enter your cd-key and attempt to generate this file, The game returns
an error code and fails to generate the file. Generating the file using windows
and attempting to use the activation text file obtained did not work. It
appears that part of your system description is used to generate the file so
the windows file would be incompatible.

[Bug 23178] Alpha protocol offline activation fails

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178

--- Comment #1 from Austin English   2010-06-14 12:38:57 ---
Terminal output?

[Bug 23178] Alpha protocol offline activation fails

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178

Joe Polak  changed:

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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

--- Comment #2 from Joe Polak  2011-01-12 17:55:32 CST ---
As I just wrote on bug 23177:

SEGA recently removed all copy protection from the game with the 1.1 patch,
because many people were having problems all over the place. After applying the
patch, I'm able to run the game fine.

[Bug 23178] Alpha protocol offline activation fails (Uniloc DRM Protection scheme)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178

Anastasius Focht  changed:

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           Keywords|                            |obfuscation
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
            Summary|Alpha protocol offline      |Alpha protocol offline
                   |activation fails            |activation fails (Uniloc
                   |                            |DRM Protection scheme)

--- Comment #3 from Anastasius Focht  2011-06-09 14:41:20 CDT ---
Hello,

the "Uniloc" DRM protection scheme was actually used in a small number of games
and found too intrusive/unstable on Windows/PC platforms.
As comment #2 says, due to lots of customer complaints this DRM was removed by
game publishers in subsequent patch releases.
The usage was very limited and the activation servers are most likely not alive
anymore .. IMHO waste of time.

Looking at the profile, patent filings and who they sued -> patent troll
Tempted to close this ... or at least merge with bug 23177 ... but well.

Regards

[Bug 23178] Alpha protocol offline activation fails (Uniloc DRM Protection scheme)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178

Austin English  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |DUPLICATE

--- Comment #4 from Austin English  2011-06-09 14:45:41 CDT ---
Dupe, per Anastasius.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 23177 ***

[Bug 23178] Alpha protocol offline activation fails (Uniloc DRM Protection scheme)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178

Austin English  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #5 from Austin English  2011-06-16 13:20:54 CDT ---
Closing.